Once upon a time, bright boxes of the latest Microsoft Office pleaded for your attention in big box stores. Now, as with music albums and bestselling books, Office is going the way of the download. With the debut of the new Office on Tuesday, Microsoft is pushing Office as a subscription service rather than as a physical product plucked from a shelf.
What this means is that there are even more versions and sub-versions of Office to choose from. Read on to cut through the cluttered branding and understand what each product is and does.